Ritu Chowdhary's Blog: Shades of Life - Posts Tagged "parents"

We didn’t sleep for several nights together as your sparkling little eyes wanted to explore the world at that time. Our eyes couldn’t stop the flow when you yelled, and we couldn’t find out the reason for it. The only thought occupying our mind was that we needed to do something for you to make you comfortable. We did things for you as you were too small, and couldn’t have done anything yourself.
Then came the time we realized we need to teach you how to do the things on your own as you were growing. Our love didn’t change for you, but it was the need of the hour to change the way we were doing the things for you. We wanted you to grow as an independent person.

We were ecstatic to see you grow into a determined and confident person. You were again exploring the world, but this time with fully developed mind and physical energy. Our love for you hasn’t changed. We still wanted to teach you our experiences, but you only wanted our support.

Finally, you entered into the family life. Our love for you was still the same; you were still our little world. We desired to support you, but now you only wanted us to pray for you as there was someone else to support you.
Your needs were changing, but our love for you hasn’t changed. Before you tell us, we should understand and accept your needs will change, this is life cycle; however, both of us should ensure that nowhere it means that our love for each other has changed.